* A Man of No Importance (2005)
* The Real Mr. Ripley (1999)
* The Minotaur (1995)
* The Poison Garden (1989)
* The Death of Narcissus (1987)
* Atlantis (1981)
* The Virgin and the Gypsy (1978)
Non-fiction:
* The True Story of the Loch Ness Monster (2001)
* The Real Sherlock Holmes (1995)
* The Life and Death of Thomas Cromwell (1992)
* Charles Darwin: A Life (1988)
* The Last Voyage of Captain Cook (1987)
* In Search of Captain Cook (1985)
* Admiral of the Pacific: The Life of Arthur Phillip (1983)
Short stories:
* "The Dead Hand of London" (2011)
* "The Woman in Black" (2010)
* "The Gift of the Magi" (2010)
* "A Christmas Carol" (2009)
* "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (2008)
TV:
* "The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes" (1991)
* "Mystery!" (1989)
* "The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne" (1984)
Film:
* "The Real Mr. Ripley" (1999)
* "The Virgin and the Gypsy" (1978)